I still think Fawkes would have a problem with it unless he’d tried everything else first.
If family members of order of the phoenix members are being killed on a daily basis, one doesn’t quiet have the luxury of “trying everything else” first.
(I expect Dumbledore’s learned how to keep a secret from his pet bird by now, so Fawkes may not know, but if he did then I suspect he’ll be disgusted. Phoenixes don’t seem to do situational morality well.)
If family members of order of the phoenix members are being killed on a daily basis, one doesn’t quiet have the luxury of “trying everything else” first.
Yes, but will Fawkes care?
(I expect Dumbledore’s learned how to keep a secret from his pet bird by now, so Fawkes may not know, but if he did then I suspect he’ll be disgusted. Phoenixes don’t seem to do situational morality well.)